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well-motivated

British  

adjective

  1. (of a person, intention, etc) have sufficient incentive, desire, or drive

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Lee was “well-intentioned and well-motivated by that,” Bouchard continued.

From Washington Times • Oct. 2, 2023

“The moment we met him the first impressions were very positive. We saw a well-motivated dog in relatively good condition and we immediately had confidence in him,” Nemeth said.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2022

Ukraine's defensive forces transform into an effective insurgency, well-motivated and supported by local populations.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2022

If nothing else, these experiments are showing that we cannot yet make any claims about the nature of reality, even if the claims are well-motivated mathematically or philosophically.

From Scientific American • Sep. 6, 2018

The irony is that Asimov’s stories were largely about how such well-motivated laws could be undermined by circumstances.

From The Guardian • Aug. 22, 2017

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